Risk – Anywhere, Anytime

Traffic on busy freeway with snow

Slips and falls can occur just about anywhere: in an office setting, a school, a factory, a public building or a warehouse – inside and outside. Slips usually occur as a result of too little friction or traction between footwear and the walking surface, or tires and the road in the case of sliding accidents.

Reducing risk of slips, falls and skids in a variety of slick conditions, from outdoors in ice, snow and even wet and/or rainy conditions, to indoor industrial settings, is an integral part of any risk management program. Here are just of few statistics to remind owners of the impacts of these types of accidents:


ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

  • Over 9 million disabling slip/fall injuries occur per year
  • 25 thousand injuries per day/175,000 per week
  • Resulting in 95 million lost work days
  • Expenses from these injuries amount to 3.5 million per hour everyday of the year
  • This is a one hundred billion dollar problem each year
  • The average cost per slip/fall accident was $20,228.00

IN A SURVEY TAKEN BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

  • Slip/Fall accidents are the most common work related injury
  • 35% of all work related accidents are classified as falls
  • Slip/Fall injuries represent over 65% of all work days lost

The average work days an employee is off the job is 38 days per accident Slips

Slips happen where there is too little friction or traction between the footwear and the walking surface. Common causes of slips are:

  • wet or oily surfaces,
  • occasional spills,
  • weather hazards,
  • loose, unanchored rugs or mats, and
  • flooring or other walking surfaces that do not have same degree of traction in all areas.